<p>Switzerland said on Friday it was not planning to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from China despite a surge in Covid-19 cases following Beijing's decision to drop its curbs on foreign travel.</p>.<p>Switzerland's neighbours France and Italy require a negative Covid test for all visitors from mainland China, in a bid to avoid importing new variants from the Asian giant.</p>.<p>Israel, Spain and South Korea on Friday also joined the lengthening list of nations including India, Japan and the United States in imposing Covid tests on travellers from China.</p>.<p>"It is not currently necessary to provide proof of vaccination, recovery from Covid-19 or a (negative) test to enter Switzerland," a Swiss health ministry spokesman told AFP.</p>.<p>"There are no plans for the moment to introduce health measures at the border either," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/indonesia-lifts-covid-19-curbs-as-cases-ease-1176575.html" target="_blank">Indonesia lifts Covid-19 curbs as cases ease</a></strong></p>.<p>The European Union's infectious disease agency (ECDC) said on Thursday it believed introducing mandatory Covid screenings for travellers from China was "unjustified".</p>.<p>Germany said it did not currently see the need to impose entry restrictions either, but argued for a coordinated EU-wide system to monitor variants at European airports.</p>.<p>Switzerland is not in the EU but is surrounded by nations who are members of the bloc and is in Europe's Schengen open-borders zone. Bern plans to work with Brussels on any future moves.</p>.<p>"Switzerland is working closely with the EU and European countries to manage the Covid-19 crisis and will continue to do so.</p>.<p>"Switzerland will coordinate further action with its EU partners if need be," the health ministry spokesman said.</p>
<p>Switzerland said on Friday it was not planning to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from China despite a surge in Covid-19 cases following Beijing's decision to drop its curbs on foreign travel.</p>.<p>Switzerland's neighbours France and Italy require a negative Covid test for all visitors from mainland China, in a bid to avoid importing new variants from the Asian giant.</p>.<p>Israel, Spain and South Korea on Friday also joined the lengthening list of nations including India, Japan and the United States in imposing Covid tests on travellers from China.</p>.<p>"It is not currently necessary to provide proof of vaccination, recovery from Covid-19 or a (negative) test to enter Switzerland," a Swiss health ministry spokesman told AFP.</p>.<p>"There are no plans for the moment to introduce health measures at the border either," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/indonesia-lifts-covid-19-curbs-as-cases-ease-1176575.html" target="_blank">Indonesia lifts Covid-19 curbs as cases ease</a></strong></p>.<p>The European Union's infectious disease agency (ECDC) said on Thursday it believed introducing mandatory Covid screenings for travellers from China was "unjustified".</p>.<p>Germany said it did not currently see the need to impose entry restrictions either, but argued for a coordinated EU-wide system to monitor variants at European airports.</p>.<p>Switzerland is not in the EU but is surrounded by nations who are members of the bloc and is in Europe's Schengen open-borders zone. Bern plans to work with Brussels on any future moves.</p>.<p>"Switzerland is working closely with the EU and European countries to manage the Covid-19 crisis and will continue to do so.</p>.<p>"Switzerland will coordinate further action with its EU partners if need be," the health ministry spokesman said.</p>